Am I the only one who felt the ACT English was completely overwhelming?

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<p>I have never taken the ACT before. I didn't really know what to expect and had only done a few review guides prior to the test but no real practice problems. I had no idea the English section was SSOOOO long. I took SAT classes over the summer and consistently scored 700-780 on the critical reading and never had trouble and found the tests collegboard provided easy. When I took the ACT I noticed that the questions seemed to flow with the story, I assume you are supposed to answer as you read. My proctor called 5 minutes when I had about 10 questions left. I went into full panic mode and skimmed the rest and guessed. </p>

<p>I guess I am too used to being able to spend time on each question like on the SAT, I felt that the other 3 sections were a lot easier than the english, it was almost strange how much so. I actually got excited at the end of the science because I got to use some of my AP Chem knowledge!!!</p>

<p>If I take it again I will definitely do some practice tests, any suggestions? Also, did anyone else have a similar experience?</p>

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<p>I actually meant I panicked through 10 questions near the end of the 5 minutes. I actually had something more like 16-17 left.</p>

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<p>Do you mean the 1st section or the Reading (3rd section)</p>

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<p>It was the first one, 75 questions, 45 minutes. I thought the third was much easier.</p>

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<p>Oh wow, many people thought that the third was much harder and the 1st was similar to the Red Book. It really depends on your strengths and weaknesses </p>

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<p>My best subjects on the act in order are english, math, science, reading
For this test, i thought english was really easy, math was ok, reading was very difficult, and science was very difficult. It depends on what you’re good at. I probably got
-0 english
-1 math
-8 reading (normally i miss 6/7)
-8 science (normally i miss 3/4)</p>